The clearance between two tubes in a shell and tube heat exchanger is known as ‘ligament’, whose minimum value is _____________ the outside diameter of the tube, but in no case it should be less than 4.5 mm?

Related Mcqs:

1. In a shell and tube heat exchanger for a given heat transfer surface area, smaller diameter tubes are favoured as compared to larger diameter ones; because the smaller diameter tubes ______________?

   A. Are easier to clean
   B. Are less prone to fouling
   C. Can be fitted into a smaller shell diameter hence the cost of the heat exchanger would be less
   D. None of these

2. In a shell and tube heat exchanger having square pitch, the shell side equivalent diameter is given by (where, P = pitch, d = outside diameter of the tube) ?

   A. 4(P2 – πd2/4)/πd
   B. (P2 – rd2/4)/rd
   C. 4P2/πd
   D. πd/4P2

3. Tubes are fixed to the tube sheet (a thick circular metallic plate) by the method of tube rolling and brazing (non-removable) or ferrule connection (removable). Thickness of the tube, sheet is normally ____________ the outside diameter of the tube but in no case it should be less than 22 mm (7/8″)?

   A. Half
   B. Three fourth
   C. Equal to
   D. 1.5 times

4. Tube wall thickness depends on the corrosiveness of the fluids and their operating pressure & temperature and is specified by Birmingham wire gauge (B.W.G)-a number which varies from 8 to 18 with the numbers 14 and 16 being more commonly used. Outside diameter of tubes varies from about 15 to 50 mm; however a tube of less than _____________ mm outside diameter is generally not recommended for fouling fluids ?

   A. 16
   B. 19
   C. 28
   D. 38

5. In case of a shell and tube heat exchanger, the minimum shell thickness for carbon steel (inclusive of corrosion allowance) depends on shell diameter and is in the range of ________________ mm?

   A. 3-5
   B. 5-11
   C. 8-15
   D. 12-18

6. Tube side pressure drop in a 1-2 heat exchanger (for turbulent flow of fluids through the tubes) is about __________ times, that in a 1-1 heat exchanger having the same size & number of tubes and operated at the same liquid flow rate ?

   A. 2
   B. ½
   C. 4
   D. 8

7. Minimum tube pitch recommended for shell and tube heat exchangers is about _______________ times the outside diameter of the tube?

   A. 1.25
   B. 1.75
   C. 2.5
   D. 3.5

8. The ratio of tube length to shell diameter in case of liquid shell and tube heat exchanger ranges from__________________?

   A. 2 to 3
   B. 3 to 5
   C. 4 to 8
   D. 6 to 12

9. Ratio of tube length to shell diameter for a shell and tube heat exchanger is________________?

   A. 8 : 1 to 12 : 1 for both liquid-liquid and gas-gas heat exchangers
   B. 4 : 1 to 8 : 1 for liquid-liquid exchanger
   C. < 4 : 1 for gas-gas exchangers
   D. Both B. & C.

10. Minimum recommended baffle spacing in a shell and tube heat exchanger is about (where, D = shell diameter) ?

    A. 0.2 D
    B. 0.5 D
    C. 0.66 D
    D. 0.80 D